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I recently appeared on a local public access TV show,
"Conversation with Lee Presser," discussing tax increment
financing and European Union subsidy control regulations. It's a
great format, just an almost 30-minute discussion without
interruption, which allowed me to explain the problems with TIF
as it has been used in Missouri in great detail. We also had a
shorter conversation about EU regulations to control investment
incentives and other subsidies, which covered the basics of
transparency, maximum subsidy rates that vary by how rich the
region is, and the reduction in those rates for large projects.
Many thanks to Lee Presser for having me on. If you are
interested in economic development issues, I think you will enjoy
the program.